New migraine drug shows promise for those caught in a Headache-Medication cycle
NCT ID NCT05452239
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding eptinezumab to a brief educational program helps adults with both migraine and medication overuse headache. Over 600 participants received either eptinezumab or a placebo. The goal was to see if the drug could reduce the number of migraine days and the need for acute headache medications.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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608 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The participant has a diagnosis of migraine or MOH as defined by IHS ICHD-3 guidelines confirmed at the Screening Visit. * The participant has ≥8 migraine days per month for each month within the past 3 months prior to the Screening Visit. * The participant has ≥15 headache days per month for each month within the past 3 months prior to the Screening Visit. * The participant has had an onset of migraine diagnosis at ≤50 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * The participant has confounding and clinically significant pain syndromes (for example, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, and complex regional pain syndrome). * The participant has a diagnosis of acute or active temporomandibular disorders. * The participant has a history or diagnosis of chronic tension-type headache, hypnic headache, cluster headache, hemicrania continua, new daily persistent headache, or unusual migraine subtypes such as hemiplegic migraine (sporadic and familial), recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy, migraine with brainstem aura, and migraine with neurological accompaniments that are not typical of migraine aura (diplopia, altered consciousness, or long duration). * The participant has psychosis, bipolar mania, dementia, or any other psychiatric conditions whose symptoms are not controlled or who has not been adequately treated for a minimum of 6 months prior to the Screening Visit. * The participant has a history of clinically significant cardiovascular disease including uncontrolled hypertension, vascular ischaemia, or thromboembolic events (for example, cerebrovascular accident, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism). Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP - Hopital Lariboisiere
Paris, 75010, France
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ASL 1 Abruzzo - PO Avezzano
Avezzano, Abruzzo, 67051, Italy
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Akershus Universitetssykehus
Nordbyhagen, Akershus, 1474, Norway
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Alfred Health
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, 13385, France
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Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Aversi Clinic LTD
Tbilisi, 0160, Georgia
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Careggi
Florence, Tuscany, 50134, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Luigi Vanvitelli - Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2
Naples, Campania, 80138, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone-Palermo-Piazza Delle Cliniche 2
Palermo, 90127, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia - Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia
Perugia, Umbria, 06129, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico
Bari, Apulia, 70124, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Di Modena Policlinico
Modena, 41100, Italy
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C.H. Regional Reina Sofia - PPDS
Córdoba, Córdoba, 14004, Spain
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CHRU Nantes
Saint-Herblain, Loire-Atlantique, 44800, France
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CHU de Nice
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06000, France
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CTC Clinical Trial Consultants AB
Solna, Stockholm County, 176 64, Sweden
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Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois - Site d'Annecy
Pringy, Haute-Savoie, 74374, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Clermont Ferrand -58 Rue Montalembert
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, 63003, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, Pays de la Loire Region, 42055, France
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Clinical Research of Central Florida - ClinEdge - PPDS
Winter Haven, Florida, 33880-3053, United States
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Clinvest - National Ave - Headlands - PPDS
Springfield, Missouri, 65807-6012, United States
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Danish Headache Center
Glostrup Municipality, Capital, 2600, Denmark
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Dent Neurologic Institute - Amherst
Amherst, New York, 14226-1727, United States
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Milan, Lombardy, 20133, Italy
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Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino IRCCS
Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A Gemelli - Rome - PPDS
Rome, Lazio, 00168, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Rome, Lazio, 00128, Italy
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Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph
Paris, 75014, France
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Hallands Sjukhus Halmstad
Halmstad, Halland County, 301 85, Sweden
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Haukeland Universitetssykehus
Bergen, Hordaland, 5021, Norway
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Headache Center - Montefiore Medical Center - BRANY - PPDS
The Bronx, New York, 10461-2732, United States
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Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hôpital Pierre Wertheimer
Bron, Rhône, 69500, France
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Zaragoza, 50009, Spain
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Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valladolid
Valladolid, 47010, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis
Alicante, 03010, Spain
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Hospital Puerta del Mar
Cadiz, Cádiz, 11009, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova
Lleida, 25198, Spain
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Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Hospital Universitario HM Sanchinarro - CIOCC
Madrid, 28050, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro - Majadahonda
Majadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS
Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio - PPDS
Seville, 41013, Spain
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Hospital de La Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Barcelona, 08041, Spain
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Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, 31000, France
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Hôpital Roger Salengro
Lille, Nord, 59000, France
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IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche - Largo B. Nigrisoli
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, 40139, Italy
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IRCCS San Raffaele
Rome, Lazio, 00163, Italy
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge
Huddinge, Stockholm County, 141 52, Sweden
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Klinikverbund Südwest - Kliniken Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 71065, Germany
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Kopfschmerzzentrum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 65929, Germany
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Legacy Clinical Solutions: Tandem Clinical Research LLC - Medical Center - Marrero - ClinEdge - PPDS
Marrero, Louisiana, 70072-3083, United States
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Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Leiden, South Holland, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Ltd Israel-Georgia Medical Research Clinic Helsicore
Tbilisi, 0112, Georgia
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Malkhaz Katsiashvili Multiprofile Emergency Medicine Center-Gobronidze 10
Tbilisi, 0101, Georgia
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Mater Adult Hospital
South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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MediClubGeorgia Ltd
Tbilisi, 0160, Georgia
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Multiprofile Clinic Consilium Medulla
Tbilisi, 0186, Georgia
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Oslo Universitetssykehus
Oslo, Norway
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Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l. - PPDS
Milan, Lombardy, 20127, Italy
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Pineo Medical Ecosystem
Tbilisi, 0114, Georgia
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Praxis fuer Neurologie, Spezielle Schmerztherapie und Psychotherapie
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45133, Germany
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Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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S. Khechinashvili University Clinic, Ltd.
Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia
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Skaneuro Privatmottagning
Lund, Skåne County, 227 33, Sweden
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Southern Neurology
Kogarah, New South Wales, 2217, Australia
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St. Olav's University Hospital
Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, 7006, Norway
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Studienzentrum Nord-West
Westerstede, Lower Saxony, 26655, Germany
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Sydvestjysk Sygehus Esbjerg
Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark
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Texas Center for Drug Development, Inc
Houston, Texas, 77081, United States
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Universitatsklinikum Jena - Am Klinikum 1-Erlanger Allee 101
Jena, Thuringia, 07747, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus an der TU Dresden
Dresden, Saxony, 01307, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany
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Universitätsmedizin Greifswald
Greifswald, 17475, Germany
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